Economic evaluation of traffic systems for arable and grass crops on an imperfectly drained soil in scotland

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-56

  Stewart, L E D ^a   Copland, T A ^a   Dickson, J W ^a   Douglas, J T ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arable; Grass; Gross margin; Machinery costs; Profitability; Traffic systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006032319     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v12n01_05     Document Type: Article

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